October 27, 2008, - 3:31 pm
Feuds I Wish Would Never End: Capt. Kirk v. Sulu
By Debbie Schlussel
And now, we interrupt this Presidential campaign with the latest in my series on “Feuds I Wish Would Never End”. I wish this one would last forever:
William Shatner versus George Takei. The former played Captain Kirk on “Star Trek,” and the latter played “Sulu” on the same show.
Recently, Sulu had a gay wedding ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum, and Captain Kirk is mad that Uhura and Chekhov were invited but not him.
In fact, the Shat is so steamed that he had his publicist interview him on the topic, asking softball questions, and posted it on his website. As Shakespeare once wrote, Captain Kirk, Thou Doth Protest Too Much. And beside that, who wants to go to a gay wedding, anyway?
Beam me up, Scotty, and please don’t let this Starship Enterprise tiff ever end.
I do have to give Shatner credit, though. At 77, toupee or not, he looks great (after several wives, including one who died under mysterious circumstances) and regularly answers questions from fans via YouTube video, like this latest one:
Here’s partial video of my fave Shatner video ever:
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Feuds I Wish Would Never End:
William Shatner/”Capt. Kirk” v. George Takei/”Sulu” (Or Is It the Other Way Around?) . . .
Aretha Franklin v. Tina Turner . . .
Baba Wawa v. Star Jones . . .
HAMAS v. Fatah . . .
Donald v. Rosie . . .
Yeah, the Captain still has it going. The feuds are interesting at least from the visual perspective. I don’t know what’s going on with most of them, but at first blush, Aretha needs to let it go. Her personal repertoire is breathtaking, but she’s not taking care of herself. Women can no longer carry the weight publicly once past that certain age. She’s well past it. Tina, on the other hand, good heavens. She looks like a million bucks. I hate that she moved to Monaco or thereabouts and resides with a foreign national, but she’s worked hard to be able to do what she pleases. I have high confidence that a Tina concert would go off without a hitch. At an Aretha concert, the stomach would be burning in anticipation of some unfortunate or unintended snafu or faux pas.
[I: I’VE PUT A LINK UNDER THE TURNER/FRANKLIN ITEM, WHICH TAKES YOU TO MY POST ON THAT. IT’S QUITE ENTERTAINING, ACTUALLY. DS]
iowavette on October 27, 2008 at 4:51 pm